A large portion of my associational missionary duties is to ask questions. Sometimes they are courteous gateways to casual conversations, sometimes they provoke or stimulate thought down unfamiliar paths, and sometimes they make the listener venture off the map entirely into uncharted territory. Lately my favorite one is: what is the purpose of this church? That is usually followed by, “I’m pretty sure it’s the Great Commission, to make disciples of all nations; y’know, the l